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• Steps
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In the United States alone, there are already about 400 laughter therapy clubs, and there are already more than 6,000 of them around the world, which is a sure sign that laughter yoga is gaining momentum.This "contagious" training regimen helps you to stop taking everything to heart and relate to the world around you with humor.

If you want to laugh all day while enjoying the positive effects of laughter on your body, you should try laughing yoga. Laughter is good for your health. It helps to feel happy, which is sometimes so difficult in our serious, gloomy and fast-paced world. The more often you laugh, the more positively it affects you. Here's how to do laughing:

Steps

1. 1 Learn about the essence of laughing yoga. This practice was invented by Dr. Madan Katarina in 1995. ... It is a slow breathing yoga technique (pranayama) combined with stretching and stimulation of laughter. When laughter is practiced in groups, it becomes more sincere over time. Here are some of the benefits of laughing yoga:
   • Health benefits: The beneficial effects on the body are quite extensive. The positive effect of laughter lasts about 45 minutes, namely: the cardiovascular system is strengthened and the pressure decreases. Studies have shown that people with heart disease laugh 40% less often than healthy people. Laughter also speeds up the healing process.
   • Reducing stress: Laughter helps reduce anxiety and stress levels, and stimulates positive attitudes and feelings of happiness. ... After a few minutes of laughter, the stress level is significantly reduced.
   • This is a breathing exercise. It is good for the heart, diaphragm, abdomen, lungs, respiratory tract, and facial muscles. ... During exercise, endorphins are released to help you feel good.
   • Laughingyoga brings you back to playfulness. It is worth noting that children laugh about 300-400 times a day, while adults only 10-15. ... Laughter also reduces wrinkles and makes you look younger!
   • Laughter makes you more attractive to other people, improving your communication, relationships, and perhaps even your personal life!
2. 2 Recognize that you don't need a reason to laugh - just start laughing. Practice laughing yoga exercises. The following instruction reproduces a typical set of exercises during a workout. Your coach or group may follow their own variations, but this is a therapy framework that will help you practice on your own or in a group.
3. 3 Clap your hands in front of the heart chakra.
   • Concentrate on your abdominal muscles and laugh ho, ho.
   • Concentrate on your chest and laugh "ha ha."
   • Alternating between focusing on the belly and then on the chest, laugh loudly "ho ho - ha ha - ho ho".
4. 4 Place your hands on your head. Laugh "in the head" - "he he he he", thus relieving her tension.
   • Then place your hands on your chest and say "ha ha ha" out loud.
   • Place your hands on your stomach and shout "ho ho ho".
   • Concentrate on your feet and tap them on the floor while saying "hoo hoo hoo."
5. 5 Perform a laugh wave. Lean to the floor, concentrate on it and lower your arms. Now put your hands up while shouting "ha ha ha ha ha". Perform several times, connecting the earth and the sky with your laughter.
6. 6 Perform a cheering laugh. While in the group, maintain eye contact and laugh until everyone involved is happy. When you are at home, look in the mirror and greet yourself, because in the reflection you can always find something worth laughing at.
7. 7 Stretch your arms to the sky. Concentrate on your chest and laugh "ha ha ha" for a minute.
8. 8 Repeat the mantra to yourself: "May all beings be happy. May there be a world of laughter." Imagine all people as little laughing Buddhas or other deities.
9. 9 Perform the song "Om". At the end of the session, chant the mantra "Om" for a minute. Come up with your own melody. Feel which part of your body resonates best. Sing "Om" until you calm down. Then, be optimistic about your day to day activities.

Tips

• Laughteryoga is suitable for everyone, but it is especially useful for people who are in stressful situations or feel unwell.
• You don't need a yoga mat or special clothing. Anything in which you are comfortable with laughing will do.
• Unlike regular yoga, laughing yoga has an instant effect.
• Laughter therapy clubs are free, non-profit, apolitical and non-religious. They are run by volunteers. ... As a last resort, you may be charged for renting the premises or for other similar costs.

Warnings

• Don't laugh at other people, laugh with them. Prefer making fun of yourself instead of humiliating others.